Apprentice Toolroom Technician
BROWN & HOLMES (TAMWORTH) LTD
TAMWORTH (B79 7TA)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 18 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Excellent opportunity to work for a world leading design and manufacturer of precision work holding and special tooling. The apprenticeship covers a wide range of training from conventional and CNC machining training, through complex hydraulic assembly, automation, robotics and design.
- Wage
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£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.15am - 4.15pm, 30 minute lunch.
Friday, 7.15am - 12.15pm, no lunch.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 25 February 2027
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Conventional and CNC machining training through complex hydraulic assembly
- Automation
- Robotics and design
- General engineering duties within a busy work environment
- Turning, milling
- Fitting
- Grinding
- All the disciplines of precision tool making
- Working in a variety of sectors such as nuclear, automotive, aerospace and medical
Where you'll work
APOLLO
LICHFIELD ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
TAMWORTH
B79 7TA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a
college or other training organisation. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
This Apprenticeship requires 2 days per week at college in the first year (Term Time only), then onto 1 day per week.
Tamworth Campus.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
Brown and Holmes specialises in the design and
manufacture of superior quality workholding
solutions, producing 3D printed prototypes and
delivering both precision machining and sub-contract
machining solutions. Founded in 1939, when two
draughtsmen from Coventry went into business
together, we are now celebrating over 80 years in
business and are based across two sites in
Tamworth, UK. Our first site on Apollo Park contains
a wide range of traditional machinery from which
offer high quality workholding, automation,
mechanical handling and precision machining
services. Our capacity list includes 5 axis machines,
CNC machines, horizontals, verticals, EDMs and
lathes. We work in a wide range of materials
including aluminium, mild steel and titanium. The
second site, on Anders has a robot demonstration
area, a dedicated assembly, test and inspection
facility plus equipment to provide specialist 10 tonne
lifting capabilities. It also houses our own
Apprenticeship training centre and 3D printers. 3D
printed prototypes can also made in different
materials including carbon fibre, polyurethane,
thermoplastics, acrylics and polymers. Brown and
Holmes also has a range of internationally renowned
products that offer complementary technology to our
workholding, handling and automation solutions.
These include Techman robots, Swisschucks
precision power chucks, Fresmak ARNOLD high
pressure vices and MistBuster mist and smoke
extraction units. We supply our solutions and
products to many different sectors including
companies from automotive, aerospace, power
generation, nuclear, defence construction, medical,
pharmaceutical and machine tool industries. We
have a wide range of end users and sub-contractors
who are based nationally within the UK and Ireland
in addition to our exports across Asia, the Middle
East, Europe, Africa and America. A great deal of our
success can be attributed to our commitment to
training. Many employees have been with the
company since starting work and we train new
apprentices every year in our own Apprenticeship
School. Brown and Holmes is registered to
ISO9001:2015, AS9100D, ISO14001:2015,
ISO45001 and granted F4N by the NAMRC. We are
committed to continual improvement and the
development of best-practice solutions for our
customers. We are also proud to be a partner in the
Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and we are
working with them to bridge the gap between
university-based research and the development of
innovative manufacturing solutions.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential permanent contract on the successful completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLEGE
Apprenticeship Team
apprenticeships@southstaffs.ac.uk
03004562424
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050688.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Friday 18 September 2026 at 11:59pm)